![]() Reuters | Immigration Debate: Border Cities See Less Violent Crime TIME A US border-patrol agent on duty near Campo, 60 miles east of San Diego, Calif. When US District Judge Susan Bolton ruled on Wednesday that key provisions of Arizona's new anti-immigration law were unconstitutional, ... Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling Immigration law's critics rally at Capitol Amid protests, Arizona appeals ruling on state immigration law |
![]() Sydney Morning Herald | Taliban furious, says we'll punish WikiLeaks informers Hindustan Times The Taliban in Afghanistan has threatened to behead informers who have been revealed following the explosive disclosure by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks has put out over 90000 uncensored intelligence documents, causing a security scare. ... We should be thankful for WikiLeaks Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of Reports Wikileaks Afghanistan: Taliban 'hunting down informants' |
![]() Globe and Mail | Pack it in, Harlemites urge embattled Rep. Charles Rangel New York Daily News Rep. Charles Rangel (left) leaves his office Thursday on way to House floor for a vote. Sorry, Charlie, but many Harlemites say they've lost faith in the man who represented them in Congress for 40 years. ... GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season Rangel Case Poses Test for Democrats as Elections Near Democrat Rangel charged with 13 ethics violations |
![]() CBC.ca | No pop culture rookie, but he's stumped by Snooki Chicago Sun-Times WASHINGTON -- During his appearance on "The View," President Obama got a quiz on celebrities in the news -- Snooki, Lindsay Lohan and Mel Gibson. During the show, which was taped in New York Wednesday but broadcast Thursday, the president also told the ... Obama appears on 'The View': A bit of TV history Television review: President Obama on 'The View' A 'View' to a shill |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Officials: Floods kill at least 313 in Pakistan The Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 313 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. The rising toll from the monsoon ... Pakistan Steps Up Rescue Effort as Flash Floods Kill 275, Strand Thousands Over 300 dead in Pakistan floods Pakistan monsoon rains kill nearly 200 |
![]() Los Angeles Times | Wildfire explodes in rural LA County hills The Associated Press PALMDALE, Calif. — Firefighters plan an aggressive air attack at first light Friday against a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in northern Los Angeles County, chewing through more than 7 square miles of dry brush, forcing hundreds of evacuations and ... While crews battle 2 fires, third ignites Three fires break out as L.A. officials tour the area urging preparedness SCal fire out of control...AZ immigration battle heats up...J-Lo new 'Idol' judge? |
![]() Globe and Mail | Mont. officials await test results in bear attack The Associated Press COOKE CITY, Mont. — Wildlife officials expected DNA test results to confirm Friday that a captured grizzly bear and her three cubs were the animals that killed one camper and injured two others in a rampage that has set tourists in this Yellowstone ... 'I survived deadly bear attack by playing dead' Grizzlies captured after fatal attack near Yellowstone Wildlife investigators seek answers after grizzly bear kills Grand Rapids man ... |
![]() Washington Post | GOP Rep.: Bill to aid 9/11 responders will fail BusinessWeek A bill that would pay billions of dollars to people exposed to toxic dust from the World Trade Center will fall short in a House vote, one of its key supporters said Wednesday. The House is expected Thursday to take up a measure to ... Plan to Aid 9/11 Victims Is Rejected in House House Lawmakers Vote Down Reopening Sept 11 Compensation Fund House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders |
![]() The Guardian | Dead humpback whale pinned to Alaska cruise ship The Guardian A dead whale has been found pinned to the bow of a cruise ship off the coast of Alaska, the third such incident in a decade. The whale was removed from a Princess Cruises ship on Wednesday afternoon, having apparently become lodged on the bulbous bow ... Humpback whale found pinned to front of Princess Cruises ship in Alaska Cruise Ship Strikes Dead Whale-NEW PICS Cruise ships strikes whale in Alaska |
![]() ABC Online | The graves could be "unmarked, improperly marked or mislabeled" CNN Washington (CNN) -- Mike McLaughlin knew he buried his father, a veteran of World War I, World War II and the Korean War, at Arlington National Cemetery. So when he opened the newspaper recently and saw his father's tombstone sunk in the bottom of a ... Hostile senators unload on ex-Arlington chiefs Thousands of Arlington graves may have been mishandled As many as 6600 Arlington graves mixed up |